BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentines waited anxiously Sunday for the results of a presidential election that could upend the country's political scene, with far-right outsider Javier Milei the frontrunner in a tight race. Supporters of Argentine congressman and presidential candidate for La...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden discussed the Israel-Hamas war Sunday with leaders of major Western powers, the White House said, as Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza. US President Joe Biden (Photo from AFP) Biden spoke with the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany...
KYIV, Ukraine - Russian missile strikes killed at least six postal workers and wounded 17 others when they hit a mail depot in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said. This photograph taken on October 22, 2023 in the village of Korotych, Kharkiv region, shows a damaged mail depot...
BERN, Switzerland - The right-wing populist Swiss People's Party, which campaigned against mass migration and "woke madness", comfortably topped Switzerland's general election on Sunday, according to early results. Swiss People's Party (SVP UDC) leader Marco Chiesa (R) gestures during a TV...
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories - Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza on Sunday after Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces "catastrophic" shortages. Bombing in Gaza (Photo from AFP) With the...
MANILA, Philippines - Beijing and Manila traded blame for two collisions Sunday between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea. This videograb taken and released on October 22, 2023, by the Armed Forces of...
Israeli soldiers stand near a Merkava tank as they man a position at an undisclosed location on the border with Lebanon on October 21, 2023. Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions have traded cross-border fire with Israel for days, after Hamas gunmen attacked communities in...
PARIS, France– A crucial meeting on climate "loss and damages" ahead of COP28 ended in failure Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks. The agreement to set up a dedicated fund to help vulnerable...
Christodoulides addressing the International Peace Summit hosted by the Egyptian president in Cairo on October 21, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian...
This handout satellite picture courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken on October 20, 2023, shows a view of the Rafah border crossing between northeastern Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. Cargo planes and trucks have been bringing humanitarian aid to Rafah for days, but so far none has been...
Hong Kong-listed Tsingtao is China's second-largest brewer © / AFP/File BEIJING, China– One of China's biggest beermakers said it had opened an investigation after a video appearing to show a factory employee urinating on raw ingredients went viral this week. The clip, published...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See– The head of the World Jewish Congress met with Pope Francis on Thursday, asking the leader of the Catholic Church to help secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip. (AFP) VATICAN CITY, Holy See– The head of the World Jewish Congress met...
